A parliamentary question regarding the retesting and follow-up care for 81 Esperance children with elevated blood lead levels following lead pollution. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice due to the time required to analyse the data.

AnsweredQoN 1144Legislative Council
Asked
21 November 2007
Portfolio
Health

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ESPERANCE LEAD POLLUTION - CHILDREN
I refer to the 81 Esperance children with blood lead levels over five micrograms per decilitre following lead pollution in Esperance. (1) How many children have been retested for blood lead levels of the original 81 children? (2) What percentage of children have had reduced lead level on retesting? (3) Of those children who had a reduction in blood lead levels, what percentage have had a 50 per cent or more reduction in their levels? (4) How many children have had an increase in their original blood lead levels? (5) How many children have had no change in their blood lead levels? (6) What is to be proposed for the children who have increased blood lead levels or levels that have not fallen as expected in a lead-free environment? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
(1) How many children have been retested for blood lead levels of the original 81 children? (2) What percentage of children have had reduced lead level on retesting? (3) Of those children who had a reduction in blood lead levels, what percentage have had a 50 per cent or more reduction in their levels? (4) How many children have had an increase in their original blood lead levels? (5) How many children have had no change in their blood lead levels? (6) What is to be proposed for the children who have increased blood lead levels or levels that have not fallen as expected in a lead-free environment? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
(2) What percentage of children have had reduced lead level on retesting? (3) Of those children who had a reduction in blood lead levels, what percentage have had a 50 per cent or more reduction in their levels? (4) How many children have had an increase in their original blood lead levels? (5) How many children have had no change in their blood lead levels? (6) What is to be proposed for the children who have increased blood lead levels or levels that have not fallen as expected in a lead-free environment? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
(3) Of those children who had a reduction in blood lead levels, what percentage have had a 50 per cent or more reduction in their levels? (4) How many children have had an increase in their original blood lead levels? (5) How many children have had no change in their blood lead levels? (6) What is to be proposed for the children who have increased blood lead levels or levels that have not fallen as expected in a lead-free environment? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
(4) How many children have had an increase in their original blood lead levels? (5) How many children have had no change in their blood lead levels? (6) What is to be proposed for the children who have increased blood lead levels or levels that have not fallen as expected in a lead-free environment? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
(5) How many children have had no change in their blood lead levels? (6) What is to be proposed for the children who have increased blood lead levels or levels that have not fallen as expected in a lead-free environment? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
(6) What is to be proposed for the children who have increased blood lead levels or levels that have not fallen as expected in a lead-free environment? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.
Due to the time required to analyse the unit data, the minister requests that the question be placed on notice.

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